The Dark Side of Nanotechnology

[ChildOfTheMind]

What if we learn how to manipulate particles, in a way that we can create anything from simply basic compund molocules. We can already create a potato by manipulating the atoms of oxygen, water, and soil. So what will happen if we can manipulate atoms of air to create weapons and what not.

 

[sargentlard]

Pretty hard stuff to do so i wouldn't worry about that now but yea it can be extremely harmful and powerful tool in the wrong or "right?" hands.

 

[AntonK]

hmmm...we cant actually create a potato. The soil, oxygen, water, etc are just there. The life has to be there before. We can put life in a positon to do what we are pretty sure it will do under the circumstances (example: grow a potato) but we are in no way creating the potato.

-AntonK

 

[Fen]

moralists will die

Simple, those who debate ethics and morals will be killed by those who don't. If you think a weapon is immoral, you will be killed by someone who uses it and doesn't care about morals.

 

[Eli Z]

The only ones who will be capable (technologicaly and economicaly) to use this method will be the ones who possess and manufacture weapons already. So nothing will change.

 

[MFrobotH43D]

nano goops, resins and fogs

Are you thinking about a kind of biotech, eg. manipulation of existing organisms (potato) to create other live stuff? Or some kind of nanoscale 3D printer?

How about that utility fog -- that stuff sounds so fun and scary...